Mammy Water (1953)
5.8
/10 By 4 Votes
Overview : "Mammy Water" is mother sea, source of food. Jean Rouch filmed this short documentary in the Gulf of Guinea, in Ghana, where is held a colorful festival, the Chama, in which the participants offer cassava, gin and tobacco to the spirits of water and sacrifice a white ox to thank them and express their gratitude and respect.
Release Date : January 1, 1953
Runtime : 19m
Genre : Documentary
Companies : Les Films de la Pléiade
Countries : France
Keywords : ritual, africa, ritual sacrifice, ghana
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